| 135miles (216
KM) from Colombo and south east of Anuradhapura is the Island's medieval
capital. When early in the 11th century AD Anradhapura suffered one of the
worst of its many Indian invasions, Polonnaruwa became the next seat of
rule. Today's ruins, however belong almost exclusively to the reigns of two
kings. The city in its day was fortified with three concentric walls,
beautified with parks and gardens sanctified by many a shrine and sacred
place. The city itself, as well as the surrounding plain was watered by a
unique irrigational complex known as the sea of Parakrama (Parakrama
Samudra) so vast was its scale
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